GEICO, GOOD SPORTS & The CYSTEM?

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a $13K equipment donation from GEICO of MA through Good Sports. The CYSTEM received brand new gear and equipment for our baseball, football, MMA & cross training programs. GEICO & Good Sports will present the equipment to The CYSTEM Tuesday February 24, 2015 at 3:00pm at Tech Boston Academy. Come out and join us! The CYSTEM will also open our spring registration, on Tuesday sign up soon! (space is limited)

Zumba Time!

CYSTEM Student Athletes and other city youth enjoying Zumba workout! Just part of the days' festivities Zumba was a big hit at Cambridge Youth Health & Fitness Awareness Day. The CYSTEM was well represented with Student Athletes and Staff. The CYSTEM table hosted by awesome Staff Michelle Yearwood and Coaches Craig & Steve. Kids who visited the CYSTEM table took part in a agility ladder drill to test their skills. The event was a success, we're looking forward to the next one!

Thank You Modell's

The CYSTEM would like to thank Modell's for their in kind donation to our program! General Manager Mark & Store Manager Phil were awesome, as they assisted us in finding a way to WIN! Don't forget CYSTEM Team Week at Modell's! CYSTEM Student Athletes and their families will recieve 15% off the total purchase of regular and sale items! This amazing offer ends March 7th 2013, Modell's will also donate a percentage of the sales back to The CYSTEM! Just download and present this coupon at any New England Modell's Store!

Back in Action!

This week at The CYSTEM our student athletes resumed MMA training at REDLINE Fight Sports while others stayed at the center for baseball training fundamentals. Lunch Time Trivia ended with a three way tie for first place Zyair B, Anthony W, Anthony B and Gabe T. This week will decide the winner! SA's also stepped up the conditioning drills and endurance running, getting ready for the upcoming Triathlon and Baseball seasons!

Super Sunday 5 with RACEMENU

The CYSTEM staff teamed up with RACEMENU again for their annual SUPER SUNDAY 5 Race to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Target Cancer. Once again this race & after race reception was a major success! Over 1,800 runners and about hundred volunteers braved the cold snowy weather and had a blast! The CYSTEM's Jennifer Turnbull, Shaline Pires, Kristina Turnbull, Tommy Lapsley and Tyson Bolling chipped in by operating the water station, pouring beverages, helping with setup/clean/breakdown and having lots of chilly fun in the process!

We Can, We Will

CYSTEM resumed its Saturday sessions this week Jan 19th. It was a fun day for all! The Area 4 Youth Center was very kind & supportive of us & our kids. CYP Department Head Michelle Farnum and Area 4 Director Nicole granted permission for CYSTEM SA's & Staff to use their space for a staging site for our canning drive to raise funds. We were then invited to take part in their festivities celebrating Dr Martin Luther King Jr. We are very grateful for their support, generosity & kindness.. Thank you Nicole for supporting our youth! Earlier in the morning we shared a discussion about our vacation time & our fitness efforts during that time off. We then welcomed new Student Athlete Desani to our team! Saturday January 26th we will be back to our normal schedule 10:00am - 3:00pm at the Moore Center 12 Gilmore Street Cambridge MA 02139.

This Week at The CYSTEM

The CYSTEM was in full effect this past Saturday; Student Athletes were excited to be back. We did some light conditioning drills and started our baseball training clinics! Our Student Athletes showed some serious potential and we can’t wait to see them on the diamond this spring! During our team challenges (5) SA’s walked away with 100 points each and another (5) walked away with 50 points each. During lunch we discussed the future of our program, receiving some awesome ideas and insight from SAs Mohammed Shafim and Syed Hogue as well as other Student Athletes. Some of our SA’s feel that we should do more fundraising to help support the program, others suggested more academic challenges, and we even talked about starting a CYSTEM Chess Club! One of our Student Athletes suggested that we start teaching kids how to cook healthy foods. We also spoke about different foods we’ve all eaten; it was a great conversation for our group. We announced that our Triathlon team will start training soon; there are only 12 spots for triathletes (so there maybe be tryouts) good luck guys!

Thank You Herb Chambers Mercedes Benz for Your Continued Support

CYSTEM Student Athletes & Staff received their new shirts and sweatshirts courtesy of Herb Chambers Mercedes Benz of Boston. Herb Chambers Mercedes has been supporting The CYSTEM for three consecutive years now, their kindness and generosity is unparalleled. We would like to give a big shout out and thank you to Jeff Davis and his staff for their help!

Winning is not everything... But it sure is cool, just ask these two!

Brothers Kalier and Johanny left The CYSTEM with plans on visiting the mall! Kalier, Student Athlete of the Session and Johanny, Lunch Trivia winner walked away each with a $25 gift card! Congrats Boys!!!

Are You Ready For Some FOOTBALL

CYSTEM Student Athletes are ready for the gridiron. The CYSTEM will be well represented in youth football, with players in Dorchester, Malden Cambridge, Everett and Somerville. We wish all of our boys a safe and productive season! (please send email to football@thecystem.com)

CYSTEM Nutritionist Jessica McGovernHas a Plan For YOU!

Attention Football Players; Now is the time to start getting your body ready for the season. Lots of players struggle to make weight for their teams in September. You can start working towards your ideal weight now at The CYSTEM! Our Nutritionist Jessica will work with you to put together a healthy diet with your goals in mind. Whether you want to lose weight, gain weight or just have more energy Jessica can help you design a good plan of action! You can contact Jessica with any questions about healthy eating and sports nutrition by simply sending her an email to:(sportsnutrition@thecystem.com)

Sports Nutrition at The CYSTEM

The CYSTEM welcomes Nutritionist Jessica McGovern, RD, LDN to The CYSTEM team! Jessica has lots of great healthy ideas for our Student Athletes & their families. We are very excited to bring Jessica on board, you can contact Jessica with any questions about healthy eating and sports nutrition by simply sending her an email to(sportsnutrition@thecystem.com)

The CYSTEM SA's @ the Celtics Game

The CYSTEM Student Athletes having a ball! While the Boston Celtics were falling to the Thunder, the snow was falling outside the garden. Our Student Athletes took full advantage of freshly falling snow, kids were sliding and snowballs were flying as CYSTEM coaches found themselves back in their own childhood. The CYSTEM SA's were also able to find the Cambridge Pride Basketball Teams in the building.

Weekly Honors!

Reese Stevenson earned the Sportsmanship award, as a new comer Reese displays an awesome attitude and great work ethic. Shane Robertson was the winner of the Rising Star award in week 5 and now has worked his way to earning the MVP award. Keeping up is not what drives Shane, his focus is to do better and it shows. Sean Corcoran Student of the Game, this is not surprising Sean is a very bright B+ student in advanced classes at school. He also plays multiple positions in both football and baseball. Seanie is truly a student of the game. Alvaro "Manny" Sanders was this weeks Rising Star, Manny has a great personality and is starting to come to form as a true student athlete. He showed a lot of promise and I'm sure he can deliver. This was another unbelievable week at The CYSTEM, keep up the good work guys!

Student Athlete of the Month!

SA of the month honors went to Marek Benster. Marek and his younger brother Ethan both were far ahead of the rest of the movement. These boys are not just really good athletes and students but they pick up on the things some others may miss, and sometimes these are the details that determine the end result. Keep up the good work guys!

LT Trivia; You Gotta Be There!

Jason Trinidad walked away with $25 gift card to EB Lens. With the second highest score Jason was surprised that he had won, unaware that the rules state that a Student Athlete must be in attendance to receive the prize! Jzai Wilson Mason was the point total leader, keep up the good work guys!

Students of the Game!

Coach Jermaine McKenzie work with groups of SAs in the classroom. Later remarking " they soaked in a lot"! Classroom exercises and discussions are important components of The CYSTEM. We are privileged to have such an intelligent student body, keep up the good work guys!

Ms Davis from the AVID Program at CRLS stopped by!

worked on some team building and personal impowerment excersises with the CYSTEM SA's

Way to get up!

Fun-de-Mentals- was the name of the game. Free throw shoots, Boxing out, Setting screens, Ball handling and Passing. Coack Kenn Jones work with a group of ballers including Isaiah Jacques Louis who was very Impressive as was Harold Beckford (pictured to the right). We'll see them at the CYSTEM's NETwORX 3on3 Basketball Tournement, keep up the good work guys!

The Fenway Challenge!

Harold Beckford dominated the push up challenge putting on a performance in front of Redsox Nation onlookers. While Zyair Bolling took charge of the wall squat contest.

Chillin' At Fenway!

This Saturday some of the CYSTEM student athletes spent a chilly day at Fenway Park hosting the Redsox Community Home Stand for the day. Although it was cold, The CYSTEM Ambassadors did a great job promoting the program. They greeted the Fenway Faithful and distributed brochures with information about the movement. They also Ate some food, had some laughs and watched the Boston Redsox defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1. Giving Josh Becket the win! It was Beckets' second win of the season.